Biography
Dr. Ali has been serving as an Assistant Professor at Xiamen University Malaysia since 2022. He has taught a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Design and Analysis of Algorithms and ARM Assembly Language. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2020, demonstrating a strong academic foundation and commitment to advancing computing technologies.
His research interests span several key areas of modern computing, including Parallel Computing, Blockchain, Networking and Distributed Systems, Computer Security, and Cybersecurity. He continues to engage in teaching, research, and collaborative projects aimed at fostering technological innovation and preparing students for future challenges in computer science.
Research Interest
Parallel Computing, Blockchain, Networking and Distributed Systems, Computer Security, and Cybersecurity.
Educational Background
• Ph.D.in Computer Science (2020).
• MSc In Computer Science (2013).
• BSc In Computer Science (2004)
Working Experience
• Assistant Professor, School of Computing and Data Science, Xiamen University Malaysia (2022–present)
• Research Assistant, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia (2015–2019)
• Computer Network Administrator, Ministry of Health, Palestine (2009–2011)
• Freelance Software Developer (2007–2009)
• Computer Network Administrator, Ministry of Labour, Palestine (2005–2007)
Research Experience
• Currently working on the project “Securing IoT Networks Through Decentralised Trust Evaluation Using FedGNNs and Lightweight Blockchain.”
• Previously worked on the project “A High-Radix Hierarchical Interconnection Network for Networks-on-Chip,” which led to multiple publications.
• Served as a Research Assistant at the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 2015 to 2019, with research focused on parallel computer systems.
Representative Publications
1. Zaman, K.A.U.; Miraz, D.; Alam, M.; Ali, M. Deep Neural Watermarking for Robust Copyright Protection in 3D Point Clouds.Ann. Emerg. Technol. Comput. 2025, 9, 17–30.
2. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. H., & Al Fawareh, H. (2024, September). Cost-effectiveness analysis of a shifted completely connected network for massively parallel computer systems. In 2024 International Conference on Computing Innovation, Intelligence, Technologies and Education (CIITE) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
3. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. H., Ibrahim, A. A., Al-Naeem, M., & Hossain, E. (2022). A High Static Performance Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Shifted Completely Connected Network. IEEE Access, 10, 43812–43836.
4. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. H., Ibrahim, A. A., Inoguchi, Y., & Hossain, E. (2021). The Static Performance Effect of Hybrid-Hierarchical Interconnection by Shifted Completely Connected Network. IEEE Access, 9, 99249–99265.
5. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Nor, R. M., Behera, D. K., Sembok, T. M. T., Miura, Y., & Inoguchi, Y. (2019). SCCN: A Time-Effective Hierarchical Interconnection Network for Network-on-Chip. Mobile Networks and Applications, 24(4), 1255–1264.
6. Hafizur Rahman, M. M., Ali, M. N. M., Olamide, O. A., & Behera, D. K. (2020). Shifted Peterson Network: A New Network for Network-on-Chip. In Computational Intelligence in Pattern Recognition (pp. 599–609). Springer, Singapore.
7. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. H., Ibrahim, A. A., Behera, D. K., & Inoguchi, Y. (2019). The Connectivity and Static Cost-Effective Analysis of a Shifted Completely Connected Network. International Journal of Computational Intelligence Studies, 8(1–2), 158–175.
8. Hafizur Rahman, M. M., Ali, M. N., Ibrahim, A. A., Behera, D. K., Miura, Y., & Inoguchi, Y. (2019). A New Static Cost-Effective Parameter for Interconnection Networks of Massively Parallel Computer Systems. In Soft Computing in Data Analytics (pp. 147–155). Springer, Singapore.
9. Ali, M. N., Hafizur Rahman, M. M., Behera, D. K., & Inoguchi, Y. (2019). Static Cost-Effective Analysis of a Shifted Completely Connected Network. In Computational Intelligence in Data Mining (pp. 165–175). Springer, Singapore.
10. Rahman, M. H., Ali, M. N., Nor, R. M., Sembok, T. M. T., & Akhand, M. A. H. (2016, November). Time-Cost Effective Factor of a Midimew Connected Mesh Network. In 2016 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M) (pp. 264–268). IEEE.
11. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. H., & Tengku Sembok, T. M. (2016). SCCN: A Cost-Effective Hierarchical Interconnection Network for Network-on-Chip. International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology (IJACT), 8(5), 70–79.
12. Rahman, M. H., Al-Naeem, M., Ali, M. N., & Sufian, A. (2020). TFBN: A Cost-Effective High-Performance Hierarchical Interconnection Network. Applied Sciences, 10(22), 8252.
13. Ali, M. N., Rahman, M. M., Nor, R. M., & Sembok, T. M. B. T. (2016). A High-Radix Hierarchical Interconnection Network for Network-on-Chip. In Recent Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2016 (pp. 245–254). Springer, Cham.
Honors / Awards
• Gold Medal (1st Place) in the PhD Thesis Stage, Computer Science Category, Postgraduate Colloquium 2018, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
• Best Presenter (Overall) at the Postgraduate Colloquium 2018, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).